Clamp.



S. W. TATE.

CLAMP.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 9, 1914.

30 Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

Attorneys asserts.

SA'MUEIaW. TATE, or- PARMA; IDAHO.-

CLAMP;

' Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedMar. 9, 1915.

I orig'i'iiai' apisii'eatienifil'eaiSeptember mists; Serial no. 789,120 Divided and this application filed. April i '9, 1914. Serial no. 830,742:

. Beit' known thatI, SAMUEL W. TATE, a citizen of the United States,re'siding at Patna-in the county" of Canyon and State of Idaho, have invented a new anduseful Clamp, of whichthefollowing is a specification. I I

The device forming the subject matter of this application-is damp and thepresent application discloses matter divided outof my co-pending application No. 789,120,filed' Sept. 10, 1913.

The present invention aims to provide a clamp of simple construction and automatically acting to engage a wire or fence with a strong grip.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 shows the invention in side elevation, parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a top plan, portions being removed; Fig. 3 is a perspective view depicting one of the angle members; Fig. 4 is a perspective view depicting the other of the angle members; Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the connecting element; Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the attaching hook.

In carrying out the present invention there is provided a clamp comprising angle bars 1 and 2, the flanges of the angle bar 1 being denoted by the numerals 3 and 4 and the flanges of the angle bar 2 being denoted by the numerals 5 and 6. The flange 3 of the angle bar is provided with spaced bearings 7 and in the flange 4: of the angle bar 1, opposite to the bearing 7 are openings 8. In the flange 6 of the angle bar 2 there are elongated slots 9. The flanges 4L and 6 of the respective angle bars are placed opposite to each other as shown in the drawings, the flanges 3 and 5 extending in opposite directions. Securing members 10 are mounted in the bearings 7, the securing members terminating in hooks 11 engaged around the flange 5 of the angle bar 2, the securing elements 10 passing through the openings 8 and 9, the openings 9 permitting the passage of the books 11. One end, of each securing 'members 10 is threaded as indicated at'12 sired form and indicated generally by the reference character 20. The securing elements 1O fit somewhat loosely in the bearings 7 and in the openings 8 and 9. Consequently, when the chains 17 are put under tension the flanges 3 and 5 of the angle members 1 and 2 will assume a large, obtuse angle with respect to each other, thereby gripping the wire or fence, indicated at 55 firmly, the greater the tension, the stronger the grip upon the wire or fence. The bearings 7 are not intended as an abutment for the hooks 15 whenthe nuts 14 are tightened but the pressure is exerted against the flange 3 of the angle bar 1 so that when the hooks 15 are put under tension, the flange 3 is used as the fulcrum which in itself gives a powerful leverage tending to tighten the flanges 3 and 5 on the wire or fence. When the clamp herein disclosed is used in combination with a wire stretching device such as that indicated at 20, the clamp acts as a compound tightening lever of great power.

From the foregoing it will be observed that there is presented in this application, a wire fence clamp of novel and improved form which, in operation, will act automatically to increase the grip upon the fence or wire.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is 1. A wire fence clamp comprising angle members, two of the flanges of the angle members being opposed and two of the flanges of the angle members being approxi mately alined; a securing element extended loosely through the opposed flanges, thereby members being opposed and two of the flanges being approximately alined; a securing element extended through the opposed I tension is applied to the clamp, the opposed l3 r open at their outer edges and to approach each other at their inner edges, thereby inflanges of the angle members Will tend to creasing the grip of the clamp. p

3. A wire fence clamp comprising'angle members, two of the flanges of the angle members being opposed and two of the flanges of the angle members being approximately alined asecuring element extended loosely through the opposed flanges and having means to'engage With the alined flanges;

and means upon the clamp for receiving a stretching device, whereby, When tension is applied to the clamp, the opposed flanges pf the angle members Will tend to open attheir outer edges and to approach each other attheir inner edges," thereby increasingithe' grip of the clamp;

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my'signature in thepresence oftwo Witnesses; J

Witnesses: e Q GEORGE B. Rowen,

Bron WALDO.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the fi ommissi'oner o1 Jlatents. 1 v Washington, D. G.

SAMUEL-W;- TATE? 

